Please be aware
Entering from abroad
Quarantine+Reporting
Starting on January 11, 2021 individual instrumental and chamber music lessons can take place in person inside our buildings. The principle remains that all contacts must be reduced to a minimum.
If you are not in Berlin, please do not embark on a journey back here if this is risky for you. If you are in Berlin, please only come to the HfM buildings when necessary and do not spend time inside the buildings if you have no compelling reason to do so.
All our regulations below are motivated by our primary considerations for your health, the health of our School community as a whole, and the health of your families and relatives. In short, this means that on-site and in-person teaching requires mutual agreement on both sides,
from teachers and students alike. Some of you have duties to care for older, ill persons or those at risk – or you yourself may be at risk. Each and every one of us must decide for ourselves in these times of the pandemic how wide our own radius can be and which situations we can justify on a daily basis.
The Berlin State Ordinance dated December 11, 2020 states the following regarding the 2020/21 winter semester: “Persons who were enrolled at a state or state-approved academy in Berlin during the 2020/21 semester, and were not on leave, benefit from an individual period of regular study (Regelstudienzeit) which is extended by one semester, compared to the standard period of regular study.” More in detail read here.
In order to accompany all members of the school as effectively as possible during this time, in their studies, their personal situation, their place of work, the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin offers a broad range of counseling and support, which we have expanded further during this time.
We would like to offer you an overview of the most important points of contact:
Hannah von Hunoltstein
Email:
hannah.vonhunoltstein(at)hfm-berlin.de
Telefon: +49 (0)30 688 305 – 860
Eva Gabronovoa
Email:
corona(at)adm.hfm-berlin.de
Kirsten Peters
Email:
kirsten.peters(at)lba.hfm-berlin.de
The stipulations in the Corona guidelines on our website apply to the reporting of illnesses or suspected cases to the school.
The following rules continue to apply:
If you are entering Germany from another country and have visited a risk area in the 10 days before your arrival, then you are in general required to stay in quarantine for 10 days after entry. Please check the quarantine regulations for your federal state (Land) to see which regulations apply to you.
www.einreiseanmeldung.de
Coronavirus measures of the Senate Chancellery
In keeping with the distancing and hygiene rules, practising is currently only possible for students to practise individually. Should you realise that your ASIMUT account is blocked for room booking, please send an e-mail and add your current mobile number to ueben(at)hfm-berlin.de.
Most students and instructors are already actively using EislerCloud, which is accessible with an HfM email address. All important information is available in the following folders:
The winter semester is scheduled to begin on October 5, 2020. We are aware that the development until the autumn cannot be predicted at this point. Even if we hope to welcome all the members of our School community in Berlin on October 5, 2020, we will still have to live with restrictions during the winter semester as well – not least when it comes to group teaching and the availability of halls and rooms. It is possible that we will be our own audience for School events! We expect a “hybrid semester” consisting of as much on-site teaching as possible, but also including some digital teaching.
The State of Berlin has regulated the accreditation process of the 2020 summer semester and 20|21 winter semester in favour of the students. Students who are enrolled in the 2020 summer semester and/or 20|21 winter semester and have not taken a leave of absence will benefit from an extended individual “Regelstudienzeit”. This, however, does not apply for students who had already reached the upper limit of semesters of “Regelstudienzeit” at the end of the 2019/2020 winter semester.
Students now have two extra semesters to catch up on lessons and attend cancelled classes, and to take examinations which were cancelled due to the pandemic. Therefore, the maximum period for which BAföG financial aid is available has also been extended by two semesters. For bachelor’s degree courses, that means 8+2=10 semesters; for master’s degree courses, it means 4+2=6 semesters, and for concert degrees 4+2=6 semesters. Therefore, the semesters continue to be counted, and additional semesters are “added” in the end.
To protect against the spread of the coronavirus, no personal consultation hours are taking place at the Study Advice Office, Enrolment and Examination Office and International Office. You can contact us under studium(at)hfm-berlin.de
Please address your inquiries exclusively to this address. The e-mails will be forwarded to the respective responsible colleagues.
Most students and instructors are already actively using EislerCloud, which is accessible with an HfM email address. All important information is available in the following folders:
The summer semester does not count: if you cannot participate in all the courses planned for this semester or take the exams, this will not have a negative effect on the number of your semesters. You will have an additional semester with the possibility to catch up on lessons, coursework and exams.
However, depending on their individual circumstances, students may agree to take exams and receive credit points.
Social Trust Fund:
Students of the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin have the possibility to apply for financial support from the social fund of the AStA. For further information on the application process, please click here:
https://www.hfm-berlin.de/en/school/structure/asta-general-students-committee/
Federal aid for students:
The bridging aid of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is intended to help students who can prove an acute emergency situation due to the corona pandemic.
The federal aid can be applied for by domestic and foreign students who are enrolled at state and state-recognized universities in Germany.
Detailed information and the application form can be found at:
https://www.stw.berlin/en/counselling/themen/%C3%BCberbr%C3%BCckungshilfe-des-bundes.html
Current office hours and availability of the studierendenWERK:
https://www.stw.berlin/en/organisation/themen/notbetrieb-im-studierendenwerk.html
Coronacare Live Concerts:
https://www.hfm-berlin.de/en/school/structure/asta-general-students-committee/corona-care-live-concerts/
Student tickets for the winter semester 2020/2021
We will send you the student ID card by mail within Germany.
Please let us know your current address: studium(at)hfm-berlin.de
The HfM’s team of eTutors is ready to assist with technical issues, concrete planning and implementation of digital instruction: please contact etutor(at)doz.hfm-berlin.de.
In case of cold symptoms, fever, loss of sense of smell or taste, it is essential to go into home quarantine and get tested for COVID 19. We have set-up channels of reporting within the School which come into effect immediately and effectively in cases of infection or suspected infection. Please click on this link to our Corona Guidelines and read the entire paper we have prepared for you.
Please announce yourself immediately in case of a positive test result under the HfM’s corona management email address:
corona(at)adm.hfm-berlin.de
The School’s entire communication is taking place via the HfM email addresses.
Students can continue using the email they already have: firstname.lastname(at)stud.hfm-berlin.de
Faculty have received new email addresses: firstname.lastname(at)doz.hfm-berlin.de
Assistant lecturers now also have HfM email addresses: firstname.lastname(at)lba.hfm-berlin.de
You will find instructions on how to set up your HfM email here: Dowload Einrichtungsanleitung PDF
Berlin Immigration Office (LEA) is open again.
Hygiene precautions at the LEA:
Before each access to the building, a contact-free fever measuring will take place. Mouth and nose must be covered. Appointments have been sent by email to customers who registered before April 23. The cash desks remain closed in order to protect against infection. The entire fee procedure has been changed to fee notices. The waiting rooms and other office areas will remain closed to the public.
Online dates are not yet being offered and consultations without prior appointment are not possible. For clearly defined emergency cases (urgent travel required after title expires) the service in Room 80 at Friedrich-Krause-Ufer 24 will remain available. Consultations via the telephone hotline will continue.
For further questions: studium(at)hfm-berlin.de
► Current information: Landesamt für Einwanderung
► FAQ Landesamt für Einwanderung – English
We have determined reporting chains within the School, which come into effect immediately and effectively in cases of infection or suspected infection.
The infection rates are rising in the metropolis of Berlin with its 3.5 million inhabitants, the cold season is upon us and it is possible that one or several of us may be infected with Covid-19. Therefore, it is all the more important that we act responsibly and adhere to the German “AHA-L” rule:
Keeping a distance of at least 1.5 m from the next person,
complying with hygiene rules,
wearing facemasks (please wear a medical mask (surgical mask), an FFP2 or KN95 mask whenever you are inside a School building) and
ensuring good ventilation.
The most important thing you must do: if you have any reason to suspect you might be infected, stay at home! Please activate and check your HfM email addresses regularly, so we can ensure functioning communication chains within our School community. Within your circle, please make sure that everyone has activated their HfM email addresses: this is the only way for us to keep you all informed of developments within your direct surroundings.
One additional HfM specific is registering each and every person in ASIMUT: this is the only way we can ensure tracking and tracing of all contact persons in suspicious cases.
The HfM’s corona management team is available via this email address: corona(at)adm.hfm-berlin.de
BAföG recipients should not suffer any financial disadvantages from the COVID 19 pandemic.
Social Trust Fund:
Students of the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin have the possibility to apply for financial support from the social fund of the AStA. For further information on the application process, please click here:
https://www.hfm-berlin.de/en/school/structure/asta-general-students-committee/
Federal aid for students:
The bridging aid of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is intended to help students who can prove an acute emergency situation due to the corona pandemic.
The federal aid can be applied for by domestic and foreign students who are enrolled at state and state-recognized universities in Germany.
Detailed information and the application form can be found at:
https://www.stw.berlin/en/counselling/themen/%C3%BCberbr%C3%BCckungshilfe-des-bundes.html
Current office hours and availability of the studierendenWERK:
https://www.stw.berlin/en/organisation/themen/notbetrieb-im-studierendenwerk.html
Coronacare Live Concerts:
https://www.hfm-berlin.de/en/school/structure/asta-general-students-committee/corona-care-live-concerts/